DUMAGUETE CITY 

– A total of 101,364 eligible residents of Negros Oriental have been fully

vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), as the government continues to ramp
up its vaccination program.

Data from the Provincial Health Office (PHO) released on Friday showed the number includes those
who have been administered the single-dose Janssen vaccine.

This accounts for 11.15 percent of the province's target population of 908,939.

Meanwhile, 107,549 have received the first dose, belonging to the priority sectors A1 (health care
workers), A2 (senior citizens), A3 (persons with comorbidities), A4 (other front-liners), and some A5
(indigent) residents.

In a press briefing late Friday afternoon, Assistant Provincial Health Officer Dr. Liland Estacion,
Covid-19 incident commander of the province’s Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of
Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID), said the mass vaccination continues at the Lamberto
Macias Sports Center here.

The sports center is the mega vaccination site of the province where mostly senior citizens and
those registered in the master lists are accommodated, she said.

The province has so far received 285,262 vaccine doses of such brands as Sinovac, AstraZeneca,
Pfizer, Janssen, Moderna, and Sinopharm.

The number also includes those that were distributed or given directly to the local government
units. (PNA)

MEGA VAX CENTER. Residents of Negros Oriental get vaccinated against Covid-19 in this
undated photo. The mega vaccination center at the Macias Sports Center in Dumaguete City, the
provincial capital, caters mostly to senior citizens, being the most vulnerable sector, health
authorities said.  (Photo from the provincial government of Negros Oriental Facebook
page/Capitol PIO)